Employers across the UK are being encouraged to note the legal health and safety responsibilities they have to staff as the UK prepares to labour under an extreme heat conditions in buildings and work places not designed for it. The entire UK will feel the burn over the next two days as the Met Office issues its first-ever ‘Red Extreme’ heat warning.
Weather experts say there is a high likelihood that our thermometers will hit 40C somewhere in the UK by the middle of today, Hull Live reports. And Comfort Nkang, employment practice leader at corporate law firm LegalVision, says bosses should make sure their workers are safe.
Comfort said: “In the UK, there are no laws defining when it’s too hot to work or maximum working temperatures. However, health and safety rules state that employers should provide a reasonable temperature in the workplace. Staff who feel they are not working in a comfortable environment should speak to their bosses.
